Paul George, James Harden and a capable Clippers contingent can advance in the playoffs without Leonard, but to win a series against teams like the Timberwolves, Nuggets or Celtics, they will need …
Injured Clippers star Kawhi Leonard, center, sits on the bench during the second half of Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena. The Clippers appear capable of advancing without him, but they likely need him healthy if they want to beat the NBA’s top contenders in a postseason series.
In the meantime, Paul George and a capable Clippers contingent have proved before they can advance in the playoffs without Leonard. They beat the top-seeded Utah Jazz in 2021 after Leonard went out with what turned out to be a torn anterior cruciate ligament and then pushed the Phoenix Suns to six games in the Western Conference finals.
The Clippers this season added James Harden to their collection of future Hall of Famers, trading away their surplus of wings for a guy who chipped in in a big way – and in his typical Game 1 fashion – on Sunday,
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